Auxiliary windshield



E. B. WLLIAMS AND S. E. HIEG. AUXILARY WINSHELD. APPUCATION men MAYzs, |919.

1,345,053 Patentei June 29, 1920 A TTORNEY.

UNITED eiTifijigs OFFICE EARL B. WILLIAMS AND BERNARD 1L' RlEG, OF LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA.

AUXILIARY W LS'NDSHIELD.

Application filed Moy 28. 1919,

Be it known that we, Hmm l5. VV1|ii.i.\o-..\. mul BMRNMcn ll. limsi, citizuns if thi' llnih-l Status, residing" :it lios Angell-1e, in llw County of Los ngeles :mil 141Mo nl lfsili forniii, have invented now zinll iifsullil lmwhich thi follmvingg if y ii Hpnifiimition.

(hir ohiost lo mala: :in iniprawoil :infill inly wiml shinhl, :and nur invention rmifai 1. of the howl fvzfjliima .hvirin shown. lil-V m'rlhcd and nhiimiell.

Figur@ l Mii l'r'a'imrntary gim'xfiimti'vr: n [mrt of :i main wind shirlcl prrwiflml with an auxiliary win l sl'iirhl in :iml'nrhuice with. the principles of om' invention, thex View hring nkmi from the Operators position.

Fig', Q is a horizontal Hfzctionfil (.letziil un the line 2M-*Q of Fig. 1 :ind looking ilonw warfliy :is inrligatefl hy the zirrow.

Fig. 3 .is nn enlarged vertical awtionnl rletzlil on tlie-` lines` ol' Figlia, 1 inni 2.

Fig. f1. is an vnhug'eal irngnwuimjv r' Section, lie View hvinjf tz'ilcvin mi Hw iiml of Fig. fi,

Fig. 5 ifi .il ivf; Wirifl Hlm-lil liiff-Vllfiriwi from lh, Vianini liiiffiring l@ l'w *hw-fing i': #li-hul thv silla hm* i supports om Fmi@ of ihn main Wind shield ff-1 nsLrnr-i`1iun E. lihff vlnnips f3 und 4 are mounted upon ihn nifl@ har 1. the curved arms 5 nml 'il rxtrnrl from th@ .f'lziig'ip 3 sind 4C, and the Cnivml auxiliary winrgl Shield glims 7 iS fixoll upon the arme 5 and 6.

The

shown clamp 3 is UAslizinfl in plain :in in Fig. 2., anll Strnrllles tho siii@ lim. 1, and n bolt 8 is inserted through (111e enrls of the clamp to pinch the urms 9 and i() 'againsit the side har 1 and to hold the Sido bar 1 in the space between the arms 9 and 10. A bearing 11 extends from the rlamp 3 and has a corrugated lower face 12.

The arril 5 is curved in plain and chair nel-shaped in cross section und has n hearl 13 provided with a corrugated face fitting the corrugated face 12. A. stud bolt 14 eX- tends from the head 13 through the bearing;

Serial No. 300.421

will hohl ihr :wm fi in un ulljlistvll gmiiilimn i `ilffizlmisi-5r raf ihr wl. sfmw i7 lhfri i? wiil g. i; mi Maiori. The 'zsi'm-.wm of the glass wili hr snl'istantifilly f-oirvnrio to the ove of ihr observer when in the operator Seat, nml when the, automnl'iilr is movingthe 0b ieri viowed through the glass: will travel in i; rlirofft 'right :ingle to the face of the eilrrwl gzinsfi, his principle is Well known in optics und is applied by opticiil mam Facture in making speotalles.

nnthor .important feature is that the air nr hmfil wind will travel armmfl the outer curi/mi face of the auxiliary winrl shield and lujfivo th@ auxiliary Wind shield in a line paw alli-l wih the line of travel of the auto: mobil@ vV'm'imiii rlmngcs may be made Without lioliartinf from the spiritof our invention as Claimed.

We claim:

l. The combination with a main plane windshield, of a rearwardly curved auxiliary windshield pivoted si) as to be adjustable to different angular positions radiating from the side line of the main windshield.

2. The combination with u main plane windshield and its support, of a rearwardly curved auxiliary windshield pivoted on the support so as to he adjustable tu different angular positions,I radiating from the side lino of the main windshield.

3. The comhinati0n,with a windshield und its support, of a set of clamps attachable to the support, pivot lugs on the clumps,

und an auxiliary windshield having at one end u downturned pivot pin to engage one of the lugs, and at its other end a roughened ear with a clamping bolt extending from Suid eur for connecting the earto the adjnvent pivot lug, whereby the auxiliary shield is so conl'ierted as to he anfularly adjnstiihle about the adjacent side 0f the main shield.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification.

EARL B. VVLLIAMS. BERNARD E. RIEG. 

